COLLEGE STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY CALFRESH BENEFITS August 23
COLLEGE STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY: CALFRESH BENEFITS August 23, 2019
INFORMATION TO PARTICIPATE Connect through your computer by clicking on the link, or connect by phone: Call-in number: 1 -646 -876 -9923 Meeting ID: 107 017 344 To submit questions, use the Chat Panel, type your question, and press Enter Webinar will be recorded, and slides will be available
History of the work and current efforts Data and reports on student food insecurity TODAY’S AGENDA Cal. Fresh background and basics Cal. Fresh eligibility basics for college students How to apply for Cal. Fresh benefits Cal. Fresh Outreach Overview Q&A
Jenny Fales, CSU Chico’s Center for Healthy Communities TODAY’S PRESENT ERS Colleen Ganley, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Jessica Smith, Foundation for California Community Colleges
HISTORY OF THE WORK: CCC FOOD, HOUSING & BASIC NEEDS RESOURCES 2017 SURVEY • In Fall 2017, the Chancellors Office conducted the Food, Housing, and Basic Needs Resources Survey • Survey requested information about resources currently available to support CCC students with basic needs insecurity • 214 responses, representing 104 of the 114 CCCs 5
HISTORY OF THE WORK: CCC BASIC NEEDS SURVEY 2018 REPORT • With information from the 2017 Survey, the Chancellor’s Office developed the Basic Needs Survey Report • Provided base line data regarding available resources • Provided best practices and featured best practice models • Allowed for the creation of a comprehensive directory including CCC points of contact/liaisons • Available at cccstudentmentalhealth. org 6
2018 #REALCOLLEGE SURVEY The Chancellor’s Office provided support to The Hope Center to administer the 2018 #Real. College survey across California Community Colleges system 57 CCCs participated in the survey 40, 000 students responded Full report is available at cccstudentmentalhealth. org 7
HOPE LAB REPORT 2019 Of the 40, 000 students responses: 50% of respondents were food insecure in the prior 30 days 60% of respondents were housing insecure in the prior 12 months 19% of respondents were homeless in the previous 12 months 8
CCC HUNGER FREE CAMPUS FUNDING State budget included funds to support CCC Hunger Free Campus activities including: • Cal. Fresh Enrollment Support Services • Establish or Expand Campus Food Pantry services 2017 -18 $2. 5 million 2018 -19 $10 million 2019 -20 $3. 9 million 9
CCC HUNGER FREE CAMPUS ACTIVITIES Creating Basic Needs Resource Centers Mobile Food Vans Hot Meal Voucher Meal Donation Give Back Programs Financial Literacy Programs Farmers’ Market Donation Programs Community Garden Programs 10
CCC HUNGER FREE CAMPUS BASELINE DATA 114 CCCs report hosting food pantry or regular food distribution 1, 525 CCC faculty & staff providing support to students enrolling in Cal. Fresh 15, 000 students supported with Cal. Fresh enrollment services 50 CCCs report having Basic Needs Centers
OTHER FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITIES • Working with California Higher Education Basic Needs Alliance (CHEBNA): an intersegmental Basic Needs partnership with the UC and CSU systems • CHEBNA 2020 Summit coming February 2020 • Electronic Benefit Transfer Case Study • Cal. Fresh Outreach toolkits from the Chancellor’s Office will be distributed to all 114 campuses • Cal. Fresh Outreach Video 12
RESOURCES AT: CCCSTUDENTMENTALH EALTH. ORG • Basic Needs Summary Report • Campus Basic Needs Webpages • Basic Needs Best Practices • Homeless Youth Liaisons Directory & Informational Guidelines • And more! 13
WHAT IS CALFRESH? Cal. Fresh is a federally funded, sustainable intervention for student hunger. Many students are eligible for Cal. Fresh benefits, which feeds students and their families. Funded by USDA SNAP, known in California as Cal. Fresh, an equal opportunity provider and employer, and the California Department of Social Services
CALFRESH BENEFITS AS AN INTERVENTION Cal. Fresh is a nutrition program that can help households (including students) to buy healthy foods. Cal. Fresh is California’s SNAP (food stamps) program. Cal. Fresh benefits are issued on an EBT card that works just like a debit card. You can use your debit card at most grocery stores and farmers’ markets.
THE HISTORY OF FOOD STAMPS – SNAP - CALFRESH FOOD 1. 1930’s - Great Depression Surplus 2. 1960’s - War on Poverty 3. 1970’s - Expansion 4. 2008 – Name change 16
Cal. Fresh Food Funding Farm Bill 17
EBT = ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER No legitimate county representative will ever call a recipient to ask for their PIN – potential scams should be reported by calling (877) 328 -9677 Case Number
WHERE CAN YOU USE CALFRESH FOOD? To see stores that accept Cal. Fresh Food EBT, visit EBTNear. Me. org Many farmers’ markets will accept Cal. Fresh Food plus have Market Match. To find markets, visit FMFinder. org.
OTHER BENEFITS OF AN EBT CARD PG&E CARE Program California Life. Line Free or reduced entry to museums Amazon Prime discount Low Cost Auto Insurance
CALFRESH ELIGIBILITY • Cal. Fresh determines eligibility based off household and income. • If an applicant is a student, there will be other eligibility requirements (will cover in the next few slides) • How does Cal. Fresh define a “household”? • An individual or unit of individuals that purchase and prepare food together. • A Cal. Fresh household must meet income guidelines and reside in California as a legal resident or citizen.
CALFRESH INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES (FIGURES E FFEC TIVE OCT. 1, 2018 – SEPT. 30, 2019) Benefit amounts range from $15 -$192 per month; average of $150 per month for a household of 1 To find the maximum monthly income amounts, visit mycalfresh. org/the-basics/ MONTHLY INCOME LIMITS NUMBER OF PEOPLE GROSS MONTHLY IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $2, 024 1 2 $2, 744 3 $3, 464 4 $4, 184 5 $4, 904 6 $5, 624
Between the ages of 18 and 49 “Student” STUDENT ELIGIBILITY Enrolled at least half time (typically 6 units/ semester CCC) Others not considered a “student” under Cal. Fresh eligibility can disregard student rules and apply normally
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
STUDENTS CAN APPLY ONLINE AT: students. getcalfresh. org/s/cc c
ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO APPLY! Many students don’t even know they are eligible Eligibility is based off income, household size, student status, and several other factors “Congrats! You applied for (or qualified for) financial aid, now don’t forget to apply for ‘food aid’”
CALFRESH OUTREACH PROGRAM The vision of the Cal. Fresh Outreach CA Higher Ed program is to support development of college campus onsite Cal. Fresh Outreach programs integrated with other related services. 27
CALFRESH OUTREACH PROGRAM GOALS
UPCOMING IN PART 2 (DATE & TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED) Outreach strategies Get the conversation going – destigmatize Cal. Fresh Campus guest panelist – campus TBD Outreach toolkits & outreach materials Cal. Fresh Outreach student ambassadors pilot
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CONTACT US Jenny Fales, CSU Chico’s Center for Healthy Communities: jefales@csuchico. edu Colleen Ganley, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office: cganley@cccco. edu Jessica Smith, Foundation for California Community Colleges: jsmith@foundationccc. org
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